William stein



W. STEIN.

SHELL CUTTER.

(No Model.)

No. 389,024. Patented Sept. 4, 1888.

0 M. fi m W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM STEIN, OF CAMDEN, NEYV JERSEY.

SHELL-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,024, datedSeptember 4, 1888.

Application filed J nne 7, 1888.

To LtZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM STEIN, of Camden, in the county of Camdenand State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Shell-Cutter,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a shell-cutter of cheapconstruction, and which shall more expeditiously remove the surplusshell than the cutters now in general use.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and combination ofparts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view ofa cartridge shell and one of myimproved shell-cutters, illustrating the manner of using the latter.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the shell-cutter alone. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of a portion of the same, showing the gage detached;and Fig. 4c is a perspective view of a modified form of cutter,hereinafter referred to.

In constructing a shell-cutter in accordance with my invention, ahandle, A, of circular cross-section, as shown, or of other preferredform, and of any desired ornamental design, is provided with a suitablecutter-blade, B, removably fixed to the same to project laterallytherefrom.

Although the cutter-blade B may be secured to the handle A in anypreferred manner, I greatly prefer the arrangement shown in thedrawings, in which the end of the said handle is formed with atransverse recess, a, which forms a seat for the tang of the said blade,the latter thus lying flush with the end of the handle, and fixed inplace as hereinafter explained. The handle A, at its end beyond thecutter-blade B, is provided with-a gage, O, which is preferably of theform of-a solid block, as shown, and circular in cross-section, andunited to the handle end by means of a screw, 0, the said screw passingthrough the gage, through a hole, b, in the shank or tang of thecutter-blade, and taking into the end of the handle. Thus the one screwretains both the cutter-blade and gage in place, and by removing thesaid screw the cutter-blade may be removed for sharpening or be replacedby another.

In operation, the shell having been loaded,

Serial No. 276,311. (No model.)

the gage is inserted in the end thereof and the implement rotated,whereby the cutter'blade will cut into the shell ,paring off the sameuntil the end face of the gage comes toa seat against the wad of thecartridge, suliiclent of the shell remaining beyond the wad forcrimping. It will beseen, therefore. thatthe implement cuts the shellcompletely in a single operation, whereas with the cutters now ingeneral use, when much of the shell is to be removed, owing to a smallcharge being in the same, it is necessary to successively present theshell to the cutter, removing a portion of the surplusage at a time.

In Fig. 4 I have illustrated an adjustable cutter B. The hole b thereofis in the form of an elongated slot. and thus the cutter is adjustablelaterally to be projected more or less from the handle, as desired. Theshellcutter illustrated can be used for any size of shell by changingthe gage-block to 8, 1O, 12, 1 16, or 20 gage.

The cutter-blade is adapted to any sized shell.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A shell-cutter consisting of a handleadapted to enter a shell and a stationary cutter secured in the handle ashort distance from its end, with its blade projecting beyond thesurface of the handle, substantially as described.

2. A shell -cutter consisting of a handle adapted to enter a shell, agage secured to the end of the handle, and a cutter secured to thehandle between the end thereof and the gage, substantially as described.

3. A shell'cutter consisting of a handle, a cutter adjustably secured inthe handle and projecting laterally therefrom, and a gage detachablysecured to the end of the handle, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

4. The combination, with a handle formed with a recess in its end, of acutter-blade seated in said recess and formed with a transverse hole inthe tang thereof, and a gageblock secured to the handle by means of ascrew passing through the said gage-block and blade, substantially asdescribed.

WVILLIAM STEIN. Witnesses:

WM. STEIN, J r., LoUIs E. STEIN.

